Puddle-ball squeezer



s. WILDER.

Rolling Puddlei's Balls.

No. 14,701. A Patented April 15, 1856.

'neaaes UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHUBAEL WILDER, OF NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PUDDLE-BALL SQUEEZER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 14,701, dated April 15, 1856.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SHUBAEL WVILDER, of New Castle, in the county of Lawrence and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement on Henry Burdens patent revolving forge-hammer or machine for rolling puddle-balls or other masses of iron in the manufacture of iron, patented December 10, 1840, extended December 9, 1854.

The improvement is in the mode of constructing the flange or revolving plate under the revolving cylinder, upon which the lower end of the bloom rests and by which its lower end is upset; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction of the same and operation thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a horizontal view of the upper side of the flange. Fig. 2 is a horizontal view of under side of the flange. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a section of the flange exhibiting the upper side, inner edge, and ends of each section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a section of the flange, exhibiting the under side, inner edge and ends of each section.

A A A, in each of said figures represents a section of the flange, the said flange being divided into three sections or pieces each of which are exactly alike.

B, B, B, shows the mode of connecting the sections by a dove-tail joint; C, C, C, ledges upon which the tenon of the joint rests to assist in keeping the surface of the flange level; D, D, D, &c., lugs for fastening the flange to the bevel wheel right under it, by which it is propelled; E, E, E, &c., for receptions of arms from the upright shaft.

f, f, f, &c., are projections or elevations for the better fastening the flange to the bevel wheel.

The shape and size of the flange as improved may be the same as in Burdens patent. The lugs D, D, D project about two inches above the upper surface of the flange and inside and against the revolving cylinder, so as to keep the flange from moving out-ward in case of breaking. The sect-ions A, ledges, C, lugs D, and projections f, f, &c., are all cast in one piece. In this mode of constructing the flange there is but one pattern needed to make the casting the three sections when put together form the entire flange, and in case of breaking any one section another may be put in its place with but little trouble. The flange is constructed in sections, with the joint open so that when it becomes heated there is room for the expansion and thus saving it from breakingas it becomes heated the joints become close. The flange thus constructed is to supply the place of the flange in Burdens machine in shape, size, and connection, the improvement being merely in the construction of it in sections with open joints so as to provide for the expansion, and the flange thus constructed operates in the machine in the same manner as the flange now in use.

. What I claim as my invention is The employment of the circular flange A constructed in sections as described, the same being connected by beveled dovetail joints, in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

SHUBAEL WILDER.

Witnesses:

T. B. MORGAN, D. B. KURTZ. 

